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| OHIO      EDISON COMPANY                                                  |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                      |
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|                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                | Year      Ended December 31,                                                        |
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| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                               |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                    | $                                                                                                                                                                            |          292,925                       |                                                                                | $      |          342,766                       |                                                                                | $      |          330,398                       |                                                                                | $      |          211,639                                       |                                                                                                | $      |          197,166                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |
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| Provision for      income taxes                                           |                                                                                                                                                                         |          241,173                       |                                                                                |   |          278,303                       |                                                                                |   |          309,995                       |                                                                                |   |          123,343                                       |                                                                                                |   |          101,273                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |          107,611                       |                                                                                |   |          104,239                       |                                                                                |   |          101,862                       |                                                                                |   |            89,354                            |                                                                                                |   |            79,954                                                        |                                                                                                                            |
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|                                                                      | Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                                     | $                                                                                   |          758,577                       |   | $                                                                                   |          799,359                       |   | $                                                                                   |          819,332                       |   | $                                                                                                   |          515,288                                       |   | $                                                                                                                               |          461,736                                                                   |              |
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| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                          |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred       | $                                                                                                                                                                            |          113,137                       |                                                                                | $      |            71,491            |                                                                                | $      |            75,388            |                                                                                | $      |            90,356                            |                                                                                                | $      |            83,343                                                        |                                                                                                                            |
| Subsidiaries’      preferred stock dividend requirements            |                                                                                                                                                                         |              3,731 |                                                                                |   |              2,560 |                                                                                |   |              1,689 |                                                                                |   |                 597 |                                                                                                |   |                      - |                                                                                                                            |
| Adjustments to      subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends         |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                      | to state on a      pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                |              3,014 |   |                                                                                |              1,975 |   |                                                                                |              1,351 |   |                                                                                                |                 651 |   |                                                                                                                            |                      - |              |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |          107,611                       |                                                                                |   |          104,239                       |                                                                                |   |          101,862                       |                                                                                |   |            89,354                            |                                                                                                |   |            79,954                                                        |                                                                                                                            |
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|                                                                      | Fixed charges      as defined                                                                                                                                                | $                                                                                   |          227,493                       |   | $                                                                                   |          180,265                       |   | $                                                                                   |          180,290                       |   | $                                                                                                   |          180,958                                       |   | $                                                                                                                               |          163,297                                                                   |              |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                      | 3.33                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                | 4.43   |                                                                                |                                                                                | 4.54   |                                                                                |                                                                                | 2.85   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                | 2.83   |                                                                                                                            |
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|                                                                      | (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be      determined. |
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| OHIO      EDISON COMPANY                                                  |
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| CONSOLIDATED      RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS                 |
| PREFERRED      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS)         |
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|                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                | Year      Ended December 31,                                                        |
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| EARNINGS      AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K:                               |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Income before      extraordinary items                                    | $                                                                                                                                                                            |          292,925                       |                                                                                | $      |          342,766                       |                                                                                | $      |          330,398                       |                                                                                | $      |          211,639                       |                                                                                | $      |          197,166                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Interest and      other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |
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| Provision for      income taxes                                           |                                                                                                                                                                         |          241,173                       |                                                                                |   |          278,303                       |                                                                                |   |          309,995                       |                                                                                |   |          123,343                       |                                                                                |   |          101,273                                                                   |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |          107,611                       |                                                                                |   |          104,239                       |                                                                                |   |          101,862                       |                                                                                |   |            89,354            |                                                                                |   |            79,954                                                        |                                                                                                                            |              |
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|                                                                      | Earnings as      defined                                                                                                                                                     | $                                                                                   |          758,577                       |   | $                                                                                   |          799,359                       |   | $                                                                                   |          819,332                       |   | $                                                                                   |          515,288                       |   | $                                                                                                                               |          461,736                                                                   |              |   |
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| FIXED      CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS                      |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                      | PREFERRED      STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |   |
|                                                                      | (PRE-INCOME      TAX BASIS):                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |   |
| Interest      before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred       | $                                                                                                                                                                            |          113,137                       |                                                                                | $      |            71,491            |                                                                                | $      |            75,388            |                                                                                | $      |            90,356            |                                                                                | $      |            83,343                                                        |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Preferred      stock dividend requirements                                |                                                                                                                                                                         |              6,463 |                                                                                |   |              5,062 |                                                                                |   |              4,324 |                                                                                |   |              5,149 |                                                                                |   |                      - |                                                                                                                            |              |
| Adjustments to      preferred stock dividends                             |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |
|                                                                      | to state on a      pre-income tax basis                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                |              5,264 |   |                                                                                |              4,072 |   |                                                                                |              3,758 |   |                                                                                |              3,263 |   |                                                                                                                            |                      - |              |   |
| Interest      element of rentals charged to income (a)                    |                                                                                                                                                                         |          107,611                       |                                                                                |   |          104,239                       |                                                                                |   |          101,862                       |                                                                                |   |            89,354            |                                                                                |   |            79,954                                                        |                                                                                                                            |              |
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| Fixed charges      as defined plus preferred stock                        |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |              |
|                                                                      | dividend      requirements (pre-income tax basis)                                                                                                                            | $                                                                                   |          232,475                       |   | $                                                                                   |          184,864                       |   | $                                                                                   |          185,332                       |   | $                                                                                   |          188,122                       |   | $                                                                                                                               |          163,297                                                                   |              |   |
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|                                                                      | PLUS      PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                                                                                                              |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                |                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                      | (PRE-INCOME      TAX BASIS)                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                | 3.26                                                                                |   |                                                                                | 4.32                                                                                |   |                                                                                | 4.42                                                                                |   |                                                                                | 2.74                                                                                |   |                                                                                                                            | 2.83                                                                                                                            |              |   |
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|                                                                      | (a)       Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus      1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be      determined. |                                                                                |
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